Seeking Nebraska 4-H Educators and Assistants to teach engineering lessons to upper elementary youth. This NSF-funded study examines how educators communicate with youth during engineering activities. Participating educators receive a monetary honorarium and professional development. Continue reading…
National 4-H continues to roll out exciting plans for this year’s 2025 National 4-H Week, which includes two special activation days, buildings across the country illuminated in green, success stories from 4-H alumni being shared, cause partnerships to reach new audiences, and much more! Continue reading…
4-H Online Program Year Rollover happens at the end of September. Here are a few forms to help clean up data and prepare your county for the new Program Year starting in October. Continue reading…
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Update Session is scheduled for mid-October near Ashland. It will be held October 11th, 9am to noon, at the Ashland Gun Club. The early bird deadline to register for the Update training is October 1st.
The time has come to provide an update for all Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors who received their training in 2018 or 2019. Over the years there have been curriculum changes, updates, and additions, in addition to revisions in the Nebraska 4-H policies.
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A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop is scheduled for mid-October near Ashland. It will be held October 11-12 at the Ashland Gun Club near Ashland. The early bird deadline to register for the Ashland session is October 1st, 4 pm.
Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader in the Shotgun or Archery discipline. There is a minimum number of participants required to offer this workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
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A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Update Session is scheduled for early October in Scottsbluff. It will be held October 4th, 9am to noon, at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center. The early bird deadline to register for the Update training is September 24th.
The time has come to provide an update for all Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors who received their training in 2018 or 2019. Over the years there have been curriculum changes, updates, and additions, in addition to revisions in the Nebraska 4-H policies.
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A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop is scheduled for early October in Scottsbluff. It will be held October 4-5 at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center. The early bird deadline to register for the Scottsbluff session is September 24th, 4 pm.
Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader in the Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol, or Archery discipline. There is a minimum number of participants required to offer this workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
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The annual Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Complex on November 21-23, 2025. Continue reading…
The 4-H Tackle Box of Lessons, found at https://go.unl.edu/4htacklebox, has been designed for internal lesson plan and resource sharing amongst county and state staff within the Nebraska 4-H Youth Development program. Continue reading…
To submit an article for 4-H Alerts, go to https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/4hstaff/submit. Continue reading…
More details at: https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/4hstaff/submitThe information below is shared at the request of Nebraska 4-H partners:
Science Through the Lens of Food and Agriculture is a free, NGSS expert-reviewed, and classroom tested resource designed by educators, for educators. Learn more at https://www.foodagscied.org. Continue reading…
Forget the guinea pig. How about adopting a 100-pound dairy calf for your school enrichment classroom or 4-H Club mascot by joining the Adopt A Cow program? Continue reading…